Lung Transplant - Pre work up Treatment in India
About Lung Transplant - Pre work up
Key Highlights
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Comprehensive multi-disciplinary assessment by cardiac surgeons, pulmonologists, and other specialists.Determines patient suitability and optimizes health for major surgery.Identifies potential risks and contraindications to ensure safety.Essential for creating a personalized surgical and post-operative care plan.Improves the likelihood of a successful transplant outcome and long-term survival.
Who is this surgery for?
- End-stage lung diseases such as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) or emphysema.
- Severe pulmonary fibrosis or idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
- Cystic fibrosis with advanced lung involvement.
- Pulmonary hypertension that is unresponsive to medical therapy.
- Other irreversible, progressive lung conditions leading to respiratory failure.
How to prepare
- Complete medical history review and a thorough physical examination.
- Extensive blood tests, including tissue typing and infectious disease screening.
- Advanced imaging: Chest CT scan, echocardiogram, and possibly a cardiac catheterization.
- Detailed pulmonary function tests and a 6-minute walk test.
- Psychological and social work evaluations to assess support systems and compliance.
- Consultations with a nutritionist, financial counselor, and transplant coordinator.
- Possible need to stop certain medications or undergo dental clearance.
Risks & possible complications
- Risks associated with invasive testing, such as bleeding or infection from biopsies.
- Exposure to contrast dyes during imaging studies.
- Psychological stress from the intensive evaluation process.
- Discovery of conditions that may disqualify the patient from transplant listing.
- No guarantee of being placed on the transplant waitlist after completion.
Recovery & hospital stay
- The pre-workup itself is an outpatient evaluation process, not a surgery, so there is no surgical recovery.
- Patients may need time to rest after strenuous tests like the 6-minute walk or cardiac catheterization.
- Follow-up appointments are scheduled to discuss the results of all tests and the transplant committee's decision.
- If listed for transplant, patients enter a waiting period and must maintain their health as optimized during the workup.
- Continuous communication with the transplant team is crucial during the waiting phase.
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Typical hospital stay:
0 days (outpatient process)
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Expected recovery time:
Not applicable (diagnostic phase)
Frequently Asked Questions
If you are considering lung transplant - pre work up in India, these questions and answers can help you make a confident, informed decision.
Popular choices for lung transplant - pre work up in India include Miot Hospital Chennai, Kamineni Hospital, King Koti, Kamineni Hospital, Tadigadapa, Manipal Hospital Old Airport Road, Manipal Hospital Bhubaneswar, known for experienced specialists and advanced surgical infrastructure.
Look at the doctor’s years of experience, hospital association, patient reviews, and how often they perform lung transplant - pre work up. MediFyr helps you compare cardiac surgeons and book consultations online.
The overall cost depends on hospital category, surgeon’s experience, room type, implant or device used (if any), length of stay, tests, and post-operative care. Our team can help you get cost estimates from multiple hospitals before you decide.
Procedure cost in other countries
Here is an overview of how the estimated cost, hospital stay, and recovery time for lung transplant - pre work up compare across other countries where we have data.
Top hospitals for Lung Transplant - Pre work up in India
These partner hospitals in India have dedicated cardiac surgery teams and experience managing patients undergoing lung transplant - pre work up.
Hyderabad, India
20 Doctors
Robert Williams, a 58-year-old retired firefighter...
Robert Williams, a 58-year-old retired firefighter from Chicago, spent 30 years battling blazes, often inhaling toxic smoke. A lifelong non-smoker, he developed a persistent cough and severe shortness of breath five years ago, eventually diagnosed with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. His condition deteriorated rapidly; he needed oxygen 24/7 and could barely walk across a room. His pulmonologist, seeing his lungs were failing, referred him to the cardiac surgery team for a lung transplant pre-workup. The workup was an intense, month-long marathon of tests: cardiac catheterization, pulmonary function tests, endless blood work, and psychological evaluations. It was exhausting and emotionally draining, confronting his own mortality at every turn. The team approved him for the transplant list. Robert felt a profound mix of fear and hope, terrified of the surgery but desperate for a chance to breathe freely again and play with his grandchildren. The approval itself was a bittersweet victory, marking the start of an anxious wait for the call that could save his life.
Cardiac surgeons for Lung Transplant - Pre work up
Explore experienced cardiac surgeons who regularly perform lung transplant - pre work up and provide pre- and post-operative care in India.
- 31 Years Experience
- Pediatric Cardiac surgeon
Miot Hospital Chennai, Chennai
- 37 Years Experience
- Cardiac surgeon
Miot Hospital Chennai, Chennai
- 30 Years Experience
- Cardiac surgeon
Manipal Hospital Sarjapur Road, Bangalore
- 21 Years Experience
- Cardiac surgeon
Manipal Hospital Sarjapur Road, Bangalore
- 11 Years Experience
- Cardiac surgeon
Manipal Hospital Sarjapur Road, Bangalore
- 13 Years Experience
- Cardiac surgeon
- 31 Years Experience
- Cardiac surgeon
Manipal Hospital Whitefield, Bangalore
- 13 Years Experience
- Cardiac surgeon
Manipal Hospital Whitefield, Bangalore
- 15 Years Experience
- Cardiac surgeon
Manipal Hospital Old Airport Road, Bangalore
- 30 Years Experience
- Cardiac surgeon
Manipal Hospital Old Airport Road, Bangalore
- 16 Years Experience
- Cardiac surgeon
Manipal Hospital Old Airport Road, Bangalore
- 23 Years Experience
- Cardiac surgeon
Manipal Hospital Mysore, Mysore
- 13 Years Experience
- Cardiac surgeon
Manipal Hospital Vijayawada, vijayawada
- 23 Years Experience
- Cardiac surgeon
Manipal Hospital Malleshwaram, Bangalore
- 37 Years Experience
- Cardiac surgeon
SIMS Hospital Vadapalani, Chennai
- 8 Years Experience
- Cardiac surgeon
SIMS Hospital Vadapalani, Chennai
- 11 Years Experience
- Cardiac surgeon
SIMS Hospital Vadapalani, Chennai
- 17 Years Experience
- Cardiac surgeon
SIMS Hospital Vadapalani, Chennai
- 11 Years Experience
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Manipal Hospital Hebbal, Bangalore
- 15 Years Experience
- Cardiac surgeon
Manipal Hospital Hebbal, Bangalore